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I renewed as a lifetime - i don't plan on ever leaving TN nor do i plan on not liking guns in this lifetime [emoji41][emoji41][emoji41]

if someone i don't know opens my car door without my approval they will get one in the chest. Not sure of the specifics of law, but I assume if it happens they don't mean to shake my hand.

Here's the dog I'm getting Wednesday. Sent from my Nexus 6 using Tapatalk

They can also be found flashing badges at the Golden Corral.

It is very sensless and horrific for those affected. The politcal spin from our "leaders" will soon follow. I used to travel to Kalamazoo, Lansing and Grand Rapids a lot. Good people up there.

This is a decent group for Dillon reloaders. https://www.facebook.com/groups/Dillion.Reloader/ I have weeded out most groups as I've found most have the same members. The groups that allow anything and everything to be posted I stay away from. I really don't care what you third cousins, aunts twice removed uncle drank at dinner last night. I like guns and cars. Lol

Went to my first Daytona 500 41 years ago when I was 9. Was able to get autographs from all the greats, Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, David Pearson, Bobby and Donnie Allison and many others. Loved the sport and always went to several races every year. The past few years NASCAR has slowly lost me. I believe it started when Earnhardt died. I will DVR and watch the 500 today because it's in my DNA but probably wont watch much the rest of the year. Heck watching the truck race and couldn't believe the "we are going to throw a caution if we go green for 20 minutes" rule. Just not the same IMHO.

  I never liked the S&W BG enough to want to buy one, especially after shooting one and comparing it to a KT P3AT and Ruger LCP. So for those small pocket carry pistol occasions I just stick with the LCP. But once I finish my weight loss program and buy new clothes some deep pocket trousers are on my to buy list. Then it's going to be a G-43 and SA  SDs .45 3.3 for seasonal pocket carry rotation. Fourteen more pounds to go! 

  Just to throw in my unsolicited 2 cents worth...   One of our group was looking to purchase a slimmed down 9mm, so we assembled an XDs, my Shield and a G43 so he could try them out. He shot them all well...but ultimately choose the G43. Quite subjectively, he simply liked the "feel" of the 43 better.Mind you, that particular 43 did have Taran Tactical mag extensions on it.   I shot that particular 43 a few times and it is nice. I personally prefer the trigger on my Shield. But all three were quite easy to run, and run accurately.   No one says you can't have both hipower. :pleased:

I was about to join a local indoor range a few years back. While the paperwork was being done for my wife and I, I walked over and looked out on the range where a couple of people were shooting. They had the place setup so that the brass would almost always go forward onto the range which was inaccessible. The guy said we were ready to sign the application and as I walked back to the counter I asked about the brass being thrown outwards so it couldn't be retrieved. He said "yeah, we keep all of the brass. We have a couple of places that buy it from us. I tore the application in two and said that was a deal breaker for me and we left. I haven't been back to that place for anything.

Glock 20 Gen 4. 10mm will destroy villages, pillage and ravage harlots, kill anything from a Yeti to a M1 Abrams and has longer ranges than most handgun cartridges. Also itll make you grow a beard, jump 100 feet, immune to elemental damage, speak Latin and Ancient Mayan, automatically SMUD RSP Mk84s and increase your reflexes. Also itll automatically disable any felcher with a .40SW as your sheer indomitable will and omnipotence will render them into cuckold girlymen (they already are) and cause them to give you their goods and daugthers (or sons, if youre into that like HiPower is). Then you can become Imperator of Post Apocalyptia and transform into an Eagle that craps 105mm ICMs on the Nemesis Forces like liberals, the French, cav scouts, PETA, .40 owners and LGBT activists. Jesus carried a 10mm, just saying. Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

I just picked up my Pistol Thursday evening when I got home, I installed Talon grips, a pierce plug and TGO David was kind enough to instal my TruGlo TFO sights, I just shot it for the first time. 5 Magazines of Hornady Critical Duty and I absolutely love this little Glock! very accurate and a great trigger for such a compact pistol, I am very happy with my purchase

Couldn't resist any longer. Did a lot of reading and research on the internet, asked about it on the forum here, found a Sig p226 Legion at a local gun store at a very competitive price (still higher than any other gun I've EVER bought - thankfully got some gun funds for Christmas), and pulled the trigger this afternoon. If it shoots as good as I think it looks and feels, I'll be very, very satisfied.

Pshaw - been there done that 45 years ago

  We'll be here.  I never want TGO to be the reason why someone didn't have heat, hot water, food on the table, gas in their gas tank, etc.  I appreciate your desire to help, but please take care of the main things first.  :)

  Well, if that wasn't the end of the story, those two deputies need to be strung up.

My job has me on the road everyday dealing with a-holes behind the wheel. Not once has it ever crossed my mind to stop one of them and give them what for. What the hell are people thinking these days ???

I'll jump in here and ramble because I have been there done that.  My wife and I began doing the "Dave Ramsey" plan before there was a Dave Ramsey Plan.  Kudos to Ramsey though for what he says makes sense and he learned it the hard way.  One big thing, and I mean "BIG" thing is you and your spouse together must be committed to the end goal and have self-discipline.  Financial discipline is not for the faint of heart.  You must be willing to tell yourself no when you see, want and think you must have the new shiny.  When we financed our last house we asked for a printout of the amortization chart.  Each month we used highliters and paid each standard payment and then added up the next 4 to five months principle only amounts and added that.  This essentially shaved off 4 to 5 months of the mortgage each month.  It gets harder as the principle amounts grow and near the end we could only swing one extra month of principle.  We also applied lump sums as available such as tax returns.  We had a 15 yr. note we paid off in 3.5 years, and no we were not making a lot of money.  Lower middle class at the time.  Drove used cars we paid for in full at purchase and I did all my own home and auto repairs.  We were completely debt free for about 10 years with 800 plus fico scores.   We sold out and elected to bank a chunk and bought our current home with half down.  We had two kids at the time which we did not have going into the other house.  It took us 5 years to pay off a 15 year note in the same fashion a few years back.  We maintain an emergency fund, have two kids in college (that hurts) are debt free and have been for a good while.  23 % of my gross goes to 401k stable value until the market corrects from the unsupported highs it is currently riding.  When / if the market corrects and gets realistic I will dump into funds for growth. Still have 800 plus fico scores and still drive used vehicles and do my own repairs.  Dad always said, "Son, you can make a lot of repairs for the cost of one car payment".  In the beginning I had a work supervisor tell me I was "not smart" for paying extra on my first house.  He felt it was smarter to use the mortgage interest as a tax deduction.  He filed for bankruptcy the very next year.  I've never had enough deductions to justify itemizing. 

If you can meet me in knoxville this week, I can give you a 3lb coffee can full of mixed .45 brass. I have enough. If you want it send me a message and I will give you my phone number. edit: they are not cleaned, and are just range pick ups.

I've always been a huge racing fan. Was involved with dirt car racing for a long time and loved nascar pre-2001. After Earnhardt's death, nascar started to change its image and destroyed the racing in the interest of safety. Now you've just got a bunch of clean-cut, corporate puppets driving cookie-cutter race cars. It's not about who's the best driver or who can build the fastest car anymore. Now any car on the track can win if they are in the right place at the right time and get in a line that can push them to the front. That's just not racing to me. I'm going to watch some of the race today, but I'm sure the racing will be boring and I'll probably grab a nap about 50 laps in. I'm really surprised nascar still has the popularity that it does. It's lost a tremendous amount of its southern fan base. Sponsors are dropping like flies and aren't putting the money into a sport that isn't bringing the return that it used to. If nascar lasts another 10 years in its current form I will be fooled.

  Can't help but to think politically these days, it's tragic and sad and right now i'm sure for the families that the motives don't matter. As soon as I heard about it I thought about how fast Obama will jump on this for an opportunity to spew his anti-gun politics. I know it's sad to think that way but it's the reality of the times and rest assured that we will hear from Obama today about it. Well not we, as soon as I see his face on TV he gets the auto mute button from me. And I do feel bad for the families, I can't know how that feels, I and all of us have lost someone before, we know how it feels but the shock of a loved being murdered in a senseless way by some lowlife psycho is a feeling I don't know and of course hope never know.

  You can join GSSF for around $30 and become eligible after one year. Something to consider for the future. Plus, GSSF matches are a lot of fun.

Well I finished it up tonight. That SLR handguard is NICE. It's super light and easy to install. You don't have to line up anything for the gas tube so just torque to spec and slap it on there....simple. You don't need any special tools either. The only thing that was disappointing is that it does not come with rail sections like most other handguards. I'll have to buy some for my bipod because I don't have any for keymod. I checked headspace and all is well. Installed and timed the brake It weighs just over 8lbs sans optic and suppressor. Didn't weight it with optic because I'll be changing it. I just threw a 3-9x nikon on it for the time being. The only thing left to do is install a dust cover and bipod. I may get a range report tomorrow if the rain holds off. I have a selection of plinker 147 and 150 loads as well as some match 168 and handload 178's. Here she is: [url=http://s107.photobucket.com/user/samson7x/media/DSC_0604_zpsmeasdyjy.jpg.html][/URL]

Glenn Officially the luckiest sum beech ever born. Henceforth, Ricks son will now be known as C'arrr'l.

Jessie who? Rick rebounded in a hurry.

  Really. The whole truck thing was Keystone Kops.   Wasn't watching that closely at the time, but please tell me how HippieNinja Boy got on the roof of the truck after they left him tied up and drove away?   - OS

  Well it's the media. Just proves college doesn't always make someone smart.

  At the moment...my bank account says I can't. lol

BRT Covert Comp works well for me.  http://www.blackrivertactical.com/product.html

There's several basic categories, depends on what you want the device to do.   For instance, when I built an AR pistol, the last thing I wanted was more noise and blast near my face, so I chose a linear compensator. It directs some noise and a lot of muzzle blast downrange. For my basic playing around AR the standard birdcage flash hider was fine with me. If I were putting together a 3-gun rifle, I'd get a really good muzzle break that would help with recoil.   That's just my input, I'm somebody will come along and suggest something specific.

Ok guys, Deadline will be upon us soon, if any of you are on the fence about getting one of these, jump now and request your number

Well this is a bit of a drive for me but it's an excuse to see some friends of mine up that way. I'll pass the word on to some of them.

If I can get a babysitter the wife and I might be all over this homie Sent from my SPH-L720 using Tapatalk

I dont want to ruin it for anybody, but they gonna go left, then they gonna go left, then they gonna go left, then......

    would you rather fight with a Garand or a Mauser?

Go Kenny Schrader!

Stupid isn't it?  And the new charter system is a joke too.  36 guaranteed too qualify and 4 competing for a spot.  No more 43 cars.  Imagine how much money those under-funded teams are spending only to find out they didn't qualify and have to move on to the next track.  With the cookie cutter cars they have these days, the only way to tell them apart is the badge on the front.  Gone are the days you could tell the difference between a Ford, Chevy, and Dodge.  A rainy day like today and I'll watch.  Summer time, I'll be outside.  However, despite my negativity, I'll be at Bristol in April and August because my Uncle makes the trip down so I get to visit.  BTW, the last 2 years, they've had plenty of empty seats.  It doesn't fill up like it used to. 

its fine as long as yall don't prohecy the future by comparing the present to what will happen in the comics.  I agree that I don't like reading spoilers.  Just put a disclaimer at the top of your post that says "comic book spoiler" 

MAN! I gotta git me a 10!

GO Ricky Bobby!!! if you aint 1st your last...

I grew up watching Fireball Roberts and Ned Jarrett, but today's crop of drivers doesn't excite me. I don't really have anyone to pull for or pull against

hope the injured party is ok and recovers 100% soon! I was a member and quit going there when I lived in Knoxville because of the lack of muzzle discipline among shooters --- and the staff's non-desire to do anything about it.

Picked up one from Academy for $371 OTD. Took it to the range to try it out. Ran great. It is a direct copy of the CZ 75 B Compact to even the magazines working. The sights looks CZish and fit and finish is just as good. Runs and shoots as good as my CZ for about $125 less new. I do wish it came with rubber grips instead of the hard plastic types, the grips do feel good especially for plastic. It is actually a Canik 55 Compact imported by Tri Star. Started liking Canik pistols a lot, would like to have a striker fired one this size.

So, recently I did a little thinking about what TGO means to me. I've been here for a number of years, enjoying the awesome service David and the moderators provide. I really enjoy being a part of a community of like-minded folks. The knowledge I've learned, the stories I've heard, the laughs I've had, and even the tears I've cried are a big part of my everyday life. Heck, I get up an hour early every morning before work, just to have time to get caught up on TGO.    All of that led me to decide to go ahead and make a contribution to become a benefactor. I've gotten way more knowledge and entertainment than the cost of the membership.  I've never felt any pressure to donate here, and the service has always been free, but TGO deserves my membership money.   David and staff, thanks for this site and all you do.

I just shared because I thought there were some interesting things. I didn't know there was another thread about it, I'm sorry. It was early and I didn't think to search. I'm still new at this a bit.

Among other preps... 5gallon buckets, mylar bags, moisture absorbers, vaccum sealer, storage food sealed inside.... should last a while as long as I can get to it and don't have to leave without it. A garden and livestock are great, but they require lots of maintenance and would attract visitors. I consider these items my backup and long-term solution should the stored items fail me. I don't feel comfortable relying on wild game to sustain my family although I do know how to hunt, trap and fish. I know how many hunters I see in the woods during a normal season. I can only imagine how many folks would be out ready to shoot at the first thing that moves in a starvation situation. AR to protect my buckets :)

Not 371 million of them, 99% of which couldn't grow a garden with starter plants and perfect weather. I'll take a lever gun in .44 mag. Sufficient for pretty much anything on this continent with hand loads. I believe life in a post collapse society will be much less fire fights and much more protecting from occasional looters, with a big dose of hunting, fishing and farming. If you aren't already doing those things, in a sustainable manner, good luck getting started after the collapse. That's why I blacksmith, horse farm, hunt, fish, learned mechanic work, learned construction, etc. Skills, not equipment, will make the difference Sent from behind the anvil

I just run erratic zigzag pattern to and from targets. Helps keep me in shape and makes for an exciting experience. - OS

Prentice Cooper WMA range is free. 'Bout 10 miles from center of town. basic directions: From Chattanooga, take Hwy 27 to Signal Mountain exit. Turn right onto Signal Mountain Rd. Turn left onto Hwy 27 (Suck Creek Rd.) Do not go up the mountain on Hwy 127. Continue on Hwy 27 for approximately 8 miles (into Marion County). Watch for sign of your left that says Prentice Cooper Wildlife Management Area. Turn left at that sign. suck creek road, marion county, tn - Google Maps